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on who changed the talking points on benghazi, the obama administration says that was the cia. as to the move to obtain phone records of the associated press, white house officials say, talk to the justice department. instead of truman, republicans are making a different comparison. >> i've never seen anything like this except in the past during the nixon years. >> i can tell you that the people that make the comparisons need to check their history. >> reporter: so it was worth noting both jay carney and eric holder were holding separate news conferences, carney said while he was baiting for the facts to come in, he said no white house officials were involved. >> what gives you that confidence? >> reporter: then he walked that back when a reporter called him out. >> i have no reason to believe. >> on good faith or assumption? >> because i can tell you that i am not aware of anyone here knowing about it. >> reporter: former white house press secretary ari fleisher said he was doing all he could, tap dance. >> sometimes the press secretary cannot answer questions and this means t
on who changed the talking points on benghazi, the obama administration says that was the cia. as to the move to obtain phone records of the associated press, white house officials say, talk to the justice department. instead of truman, republicans are making a different comparison. >> i've never seen anything like this except in the past during the nixon years. >> i can tell you that the people that make the comparisons need to check their history. >> reporter: so it was...
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administration all at once. >> the obama administration is under fire. >> president obama is fending off incoming fire. >> the dangerous narrative. >> plaguing the white house. >> hard to follow. >> he's drowning in it. >> so egregious. >> who is going to jail. >> in an impeachable offense. >> i've never seen anything like this in the past except in the nixon years. >> doesn't anyone remember the nixon administration. >> here's the catch. all of that white house scandal hysteria stems from a news report that was completely discredited in the middle of the week. it's probably isn't quite the story you've been hearing. it starts last friday not the friday yesterday but the one before that. that's when abc news trumpeted an exclusive story that purported to reveal emails proving the white house had meddled with the benghazi talking points last september, had altered them in a way that protected the state department. >> i have obtained 12 different versions of those talking points that shows they were dramatically edited by the administration. take a look at two of them. what was taken o
administration all at once. >> the obama administration is under fire. >> president obama is fending off incoming fire. >> the dangerous narrative. >> plaguing the white house. >> hard to follow. >> he's drowning in it. >> so egregious. >> who is going to jail. >> in an impeachable offense. >> i've never seen anything like this in the past except in the nixon years. >> doesn't anyone remember the nixon administration. >>...
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we have fox team coverage tonight with all the obama scandals. wendell goler with the story of an irs official's new job coming after more of your money over obamacare. we begin with chief congressional correspondent and the man in the hot seat on capitol hill. good evening. >> good evening. after a week of intense heat on the irs, today the agency did not back down insisting there was not a bias against conservatives. >> i resigned because as the acting commissioner, what happens in the irs, whether i was personally involved or not, stops at my desk. so i should be held accountable for what happens. >> the outgoing acting commissioner explained his upcoming departure days after a report blasted the irs for ineffective management. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes. and finally, did the irs ask inappropriate and unnecessary questions of applicants? again, yes. >> the inspector general says he told treasury officials last june
we have fox team coverage tonight with all the obama scandals. wendell goler with the story of an irs official's new job coming after more of your money over obamacare. we begin with chief congressional correspondent and the man in the hot seat on capitol hill. good evening. >> good evening. after a week of intense heat on the irs, today the agency did not back down insisting there was not a bias against conservatives. >> i resigned because as the acting commissioner, what happens...
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put a statement out, the white house put out a statement from him where he said the irs must apply the law in a fire and impartial way. he said the report shows the agency failed that test and he said he's asked his treasury secretary to hold accountable those who are responsible. the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector general found the irs used inappropriate criteria that identified for review tea party and other organizations applying for tax exempt status based upon their names or policy positions instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention. after reading the report tuesday night, president obama called the practice intolerable and inexcusable after promising action monday. >> people have to be held accountable and it has to be fixed. >> reporter: irs officials told investigators they acted on their own without influence from outside groups. the report says managers were ineffective in overseeing lower level irs employees who
put a statement out, the white house put out a statement from him where he said the irs must apply the law in a fire and impartial way. he said the report shows the agency failed that test and he said he's asked his treasury secretary to hold accountable those who are responsible. the internal revenue service is facing a criminal investigation after a watchdog report found the agency targeted conservative groups starting in 2010. the agency's inspector general found the irs used inappropriate...
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yesterday, he met with president obama at the white house. he called the bombing attacks an appalling outrage. mr. cameron wants to offer condolences to those victims. >>> actress angelina jolie has revealed she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy. she wrote that she has the gene that sharply increases her risk of dreping breast cancer. coming up at -- developing breast cancer. coming up at 7:45, pam cook will have the deeper reasons behind angelina jolie's surge to get -- surgery to get surgery and how her family played a big part. >>> jerry brown will release his budget plan and will reveal what he wants to do with the surplus money. he doesn't want the state to go on a spending spree. the budget has to be approved by the state legislature before it takes effect on july 1st. >>> 7:33. new in palo alto, you smokers will soon have one less place to light up. last night the city council passed a city ban in parks. brian flores is live in palo alto right now. when will the new rules begin, brian? >> reporter: in a couple of months. >>
yesterday, he met with president obama at the white house. he called the bombing attacks an appalling outrage. mr. cameron wants to offer condolences to those victims. >>> actress angelina jolie has revealed she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy. she wrote that she has the gene that sharply increases her risk of dreping breast cancer. coming up at -- developing breast cancer. coming up at 7:45, pam cook will have the deeper reasons behind angelina jolie's surge to get --...
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a white house aide says president obama didn't know the i.r.s. policy. a senior aide insisted sunday that president obama learned only from news reports that an i.r.s. office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conserve tough groups for extra scrutiny, while republicans vowed to investigate any white house involvement in the growing scandal. let's take a listen to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell on nbc's "meet the press" yesterday talking about what he sees coming out of the obama administration. >> actually, there is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration. the irsirs just the most recent example. let me recount a few for your audience. over at h.h.s., back in the obamacare sabet, secretary sebelius sent out a direct i have to health insurance companies telling them they couldn't inform their policy holders behalf they thought the impact of obamacare would be on them am now she's trying to shake them down for contributions in effect to a group to go out and try to convince the public that they should love o
a white house aide says president obama didn't know the i.r.s. policy. a senior aide insisted sunday that president obama learned only from news reports that an i.r.s. office had singled out dozens of tea party organizations and other conserve tough groups for extra scrutiny, while republicans vowed to investigate any white house involvement in the growing scandal. let's take a listen to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell on nbc's "meet the press" yesterday talking about what he...
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zbr president obama does damage control. >> you just can't use national defense to protect the white house. >> laws were probably broken. >> obama being compared to president nixon on this, how does he think that. >> people who make those comparisons need to check their history. >> we are examining the facts to see if there were criminal violations sf violations. >> the inspector general's report says inappropriate criteria was used for 18 months. >> what's most disturbing, the inspector general couldn't rule out there was a broader problem. >> the report's findings are intolerable and inexcusable. >> these are things you typically see in the third world. >> the obama administration has valued its agenda more than its credibility. >> my question isn't about who's going to resign. >> the president is angry as hell about this as he should be. >> my question is, who's going to jail over this scandal? >> good afternoon. and we begin with the growing clamber for
zbr president obama does damage control. >> you just can't use national defense to protect the white house. >> laws were probably broken. >> obama being compared to president nixon on this, how does he think that. >> people who make those comparisons need to check their history. >> we are examining the facts to see if there were criminal violations sf violations. >> the inspector general's report says inappropriate criteria was used for 18 months. >>...
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in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record uncomfortable blaming the attack on a video. why hasn't morrell been fired like miller? second question armed teams on the night christopher stephens and three other americans were killed by terrorists. why didn't those teams help the ambassador? very specifically, why didn't they help? next question. when exactly, mr. president, were you convinced the benghazi attack was generated by organized terrorists and not by a spontaneous mob? two weeks after the attack still1 you were still referencing an anti-muslim video when you were just told days
in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record...
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although the white house insists it was the in the dock over the surveillance of the a.p. added liz begs to differ. since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. from having a program that new renegade carries the big taking a bed to overhead and now as america's financial heavies make enemies on its developers well i don't know what makes people so when's from conventional occurrences to cyber monday. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse some
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the obama administration is going to have some difficulties, you know, staffing is the white house with top-tier really smart officials, because those officials they went through in the first five and eventually six years get tired and burned out. so this is the cycle, this is the big problem that any second-term white house faces. i think the obama folks are getting the taste of it. >> robert appreciated that. i'm just speaking for him. congressman says tack, our next topic is the landmark rulings. ruth bader ginsberg spoke yet say she supports a woman's right to choose, however she added roe v. wade might have done more harm than good. your thoughts on that? >> well, i think justice ginsberg has a point here. the judicial branch most affects in the long term the character of america. even our presidential decision in bush versus gore went there, and they are not eletted. that said i don't think it should be an absolute that the supreme court does not, remember that we are a nation of laws, not of men, uphold what is right in the law. we are a nation of individual rights. until those r
the obama administration is going to have some difficulties, you know, staffing is the white house with top-tier really smart officials, because those officials they went through in the first five and eventually six years get tired and burned out. so this is the cycle, this is the big problem that any second-term white house faces. i think the obama folks are getting the taste of it. >> robert appreciated that. i'm just speaking for him. congressman says tack, our next topic is the...
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look, we want to run with the same diversity of black presidents that you had with white presidents. >> jon: that almost made sense. >> jon, obama black, cool, intlrl, woodrow will international black president. we still need a war hero black president, an ex-movie star black president, a peanut farmer black president. >> jon: can i tell you something, carter looked actually kind of nice with the corn rows. >> jon, those are peanut rows rz are they peanut rows. >> they are. >> stephen: how about a black slaft president. >> like taft, we have to have a black taft, a blaft. >> jon: yeah! >> that blaft was a bad motha. >> jon: shut yo mouth. >> i'm talking about blaft. >> jon: i can dig it. >> blaft lam-- . >> jon: the bottom line. >> that's my line, jon. >> jon: yeah, you're right. >> that's okay. (laughter) >> jon: i'm sorry. >> that's all right, that's okay, jon. we're having fun. let's go with it. >> jon: i was thrown back into richard roundtree mode. >> threats let's do blaft again. >> blaft! >> it's still our turn, the presidency is like the ring. it's the precious. excuse me, sor
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speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right under the tornado at this point. we can hear the roar. we can still see in contact with the ground farther off to the northeast. >> an amazing path of destruction cleaning up after another run of powerful tornadoes. the midwest braces for another round of storms. >>> and buying back into relevance. the deal yahoo hopes will bring back the glory days and what it means for users of the popular blogging service tumblr. you got it. it's monday and it is "way too early". >>> it
speaking of president obama, it's commencement speech season. he offers advice to college graduates over the weekend as his team goes on the offensive on the sunday talk show circuit. the new message coming from the white house and the response from his critics. >> we were almost right under the tornado at this point. we can hear the roar. we can still see in contact with the ground farther off to the northeast. >> an amazing path of destruction cleaning up after another run of...
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president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. o step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer. remember that took her mother's life at the age of 56. 70% of women who test positive for the gene have their ovaries removed. >>> what is hidden in your food could affect your health. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a special investigation. >> if your dog has allergies you could be giving them food making them sick without even knowing you are doing it. parents are diligent about reading labels, but the labels don't tell the whole story. >> and powerball pandemonium. they have drawn the numbers, but do we have a w
president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. o step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors...
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all of the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the in fiscal oah of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. now the greek people have more than economic recovery to contend with at the moment their own health centrists too when we come back we report on how people are struggling to get basic health care as medicine costs rise even though lenders insist the country's worst symptoms are over. well. science technology innovation all the lives developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a stor
all of the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the in fiscal oah of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no...
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later today at the white househt president obama is hosting the president of burma. bur it's the first visit by a burmese leader in nearly half a century. >> also for the first time ever president obama is expected toxc use the name myanmar in referring to the country. t it was changedhe in 1989 but the u.s. has officially used the name burma and will continue using it on officially documents. -- official documents. the president told graduates att the all male historically black morehouse college that the possibilities are endless. >> you are graduating into an improving job market. you are living in a time whene w advances in technology and communication put the world at your fingertips. f your generation is uniquelyely poised for success unlike any generation of african-americans that came before us. >> a new poll shows recent r scandals are not hurting the h president when it comes to his approval rating.ova the poll from cnn shows 53% of the americans approve the job he is doing while 45% disapprove. the numbers virtually unchanged from polls taken before the sc
later today at the white househt president obama is hosting the president of burma. bur it's the first visit by a burmese leader in nearly half a century. >> also for the first time ever president obama is expected toxc use the name myanmar in referring to the country. t it was changedhe in 1989 but the u.s. has officially used the name burma and will continue using it on officially documents. -- official documents. the president told graduates att the all male historically black...
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over the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. paul do you know the flow of illegal weapons a little bit a little bit later in the program we report on the syrian government's offensive in the rebel held border town seen as a key smuggling route between lebanon and syria. also ahead as activists groups point human rights violations in bahrain a local campaigner tells us about the kingdom's new w
over the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in...
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and this is a much more divided picture for the white house. on that controversy -- and that again is over last september's attack in benghazi which left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead, 42% are satisfied with the way the obama administration handled the situation. now, that's not a great number, but it's also basically unchanged from last year. and it's the same story on the controversy that flared up afterwards. nearly six in ten say the gop is reacting appropriately with less than four in ten saying, well, they're overreacting. >> so that's in fact kind of my next question which was we spent the whole week, we heard the i-word, impeachment. i'm sure a lot of folks even said to me we need to be careful, republicans were warned to kind of dial back and stick to the facts. but the public, you say, is supportive of where republicans are so far. >> the public is good with where republicans are because for the republican party there has been fear that some members will overplay their hand on these controversies. well, our poll i
and this is a much more divided picture for the white house. on that controversy -- and that again is over last september's attack in benghazi which left the u.s. ambassador and three other americans dead, 42% are satisfied with the way the obama administration handled the situation. now, that's not a great number, but it's also basically unchanged from last year. and it's the same story on the controversy that flared up afterwards. nearly six in ten say the gop is reacting appropriately with...
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president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer. remember that took her mother's life at the age of 56. 70% of women who test positive for the gene have their ovaries removed. >>> what is hidden in your food could affect your health. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a special investigation. >> if your dog em food making them sick without even knowing you are doing it. parents are diligent about reading labels, but the labels don't tell the whole story. >> and powerball pandemonium. they have drawn the numbers, but do we have a winner for t
president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her...
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a very rough 48 hours for team obama. the hard questions for the white house just keep coming. is his whole second term going up in smoke? we begin tonight with the growing irs scandal, which has the administration in full-scale damage control mode. and just over an hour ago, the highly anticipated inspector general's report on this was released. cnbc's eamon javers joins us with details. good evening. >> good evening, this is the report you're talking about. it's a report from the inspector general, who deals with the irs. let's walk through a couple key findings here that have been absorbing washington over the past couple days. now is our first chance to actually dive in and read the report. here's what they said they found. they found that the irs has used inappropriate criteria that identified tea party and other groups applying for tax exempt status. the irs also caused delays in processing certain applications, and it issued unnecessary information requests to groups for information such as who their donors are and other identifying information about how they operated. s
a very rough 48 hours for team obama. the hard questions for the white house just keep coming. is his whole second term going up in smoke? we begin tonight with the growing irs scandal, which has the administration in full-scale damage control mode. and just over an hour ago, the highly anticipated inspector general's report on this was released. cnbc's eamon javers joins us with details. good evening. >> good evening, this is the report you're talking about. it's a report from the...
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president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer. remember that took her mother's life at the age of 56. 70% of women who test positive for the gene have their ovaries removed. >>> what is hidden in your food could affect your health. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a special investigation. >> if your dog has allergies you could be giving them food making them sick without even knowing you are doing it. parents are diligent about reading labels, but the labels don't tell the whole story. >> and powerball pandemonium. they have drawn the nu
president barack obama made the announcement late this afternoon at the white house. steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her...
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president obama in saying that nobody at the white house knew about the prejudiced policies while it was being implemented. but republican lawmakers are still promising to aggressively search for the accountable parties that the irs or the administration. >> we're going to continue investigate and get to the bottom of this. who knew, why did they do this, how high up in government did it go -- people have no trust that the government is being impartial. this abuse of power to the nth agree degree. >> and lois lerner is going to face lawmakers on capitol hill during a hearing about the scandal and first time that lawmakers have had a chance to question her since the story broke. >> gregg: maybe she will do better than steve miller but that a pretty low bar. thanks very much peter doocy. >> heather: new reaction to the other scandal, the fallout from the attack on our consulate in benghazi, libya. the verbal sparks flying on the political talk shows with both the white house and critics talking past each other. >> there has been an independent review of this. congress has had hearings.
president obama in saying that nobody at the white house knew about the prejudiced policies while it was being implemented. but republican lawmakers are still promising to aggressively search for the accountable parties that the irs or the administration. >> we're going to continue investigate and get to the bottom of this. who knew, why did they do this, how high up in government did it go -- people have no trust that the government is being impartial. this abuse of power to the nth...
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more damage control at the white house. president obama weathering rain drops and the irs storm. >> my main concern is fixing a problem. >> reporter: the president says he will make sure anyone involved in unfairly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status is held accountable. >> looking forward to working with congress to -- to fully investigate what happened, make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: mr. obama admitted he first learned about the controversy from the media and said that a government watch dog report about the scandal made him angry. after announcing the forced resignation of acting commissioner, the president named his replacement. we also learned a second official, the man in charge of the agency's exempt and government entities division announced his plan to retire. the fbi launched a criminal investigation. republicans are making it clear they're not dropping the issue. >> somebody made a decision to do this. i doubt it was low level employees in cincinnati field c supporters gathere
more damage control at the white house. president obama weathering rain drops and the irs storm. >> my main concern is fixing a problem. >> reporter: the president says he will make sure anyone involved in unfairly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status is held accountable. >> looking forward to working with congress to -- to fully investigate what happened, make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: mr. obama admitted he first learned about the...
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. >>> according to some news reports, president obama or at least someone in the white house may have known the inspector general was investigating the internal revenue service weeks before president claims he found out. >> the irs is accused of unfairly targeting conservative political groups. republicans say their investigation is just beginning of the delia goncalves is live outside the irs headquarters this morning. what did they know and when did they know it? >> the president learned about this irs investigation ten days ago. we now know the top lawyer in the white house found out about the investigation last month. the treasury department last we are. those revelations have many critics calling foul and claiming the information was kept secret during the president's reelection bid. but many veterans of government scandal say it is customary to avoid telling ress of independent investigation until all the facts come out. here are the facts. we now know senior management at the irs knew employees in cincinnati targeted tea party and conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
. >>> according to some news reports, president obama or at least someone in the white house may have known the inspector general was investigating the internal revenue service weeks before president claims he found out. >> the irs is accused of unfairly targeting conservative political groups. republicans say their investigation is just beginning of the delia goncalves is live outside the irs headquarters this morning. what did they know and when did they know it? >> the...
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and certainly of the obama campaign. i mean, it's just hard -- >> your trade craft is showing. this is what you know as a journalist. >> those guys are watching that. they're saying, oh my god. >> i didn't think the president was as angry about this as he should have been. not just his wording, his body language. when it came to benghazi, he was furious. the difference between his eye set, the way he looked at that "ap" reporter today when the issue was this, was totally different than when the issue of benghazi came up. we're about to go to the hottest show you're going to see tonight which is what we're going to talk about for the next ten minutes. this president is furious at what he calls the sideshow of benghazi. up in a minute with that. thank you, howard. thank you, joe klein. great reporting and great reporting over the weekend. >>> a jury in philadelphia practiced late-term abortion was convicted of murdering three babies alive. and also of manslaughter of an involuntary patient. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." more on the irs scandal that outraged
and certainly of the obama campaign. i mean, it's just hard -- >> your trade craft is showing. this is what you know as a journalist. >> those guys are watching that. they're saying, oh my god. >> i didn't think the president was as angry about this as he should have been. not just his wording, his body language. when it came to benghazi, he was furious. the difference between his eye set, the way he looked at that "ap" reporter today when the issue was this, was...
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of the white house has disclosed that president obama discussed the attack at the u.s. consulate and annex in benghazi libya on 9/11 with then secretary of state hillary clinton on the phone at least once and was set to meet with the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chief of staff on an unrelated issue when it woke. >> he was in constant touch with the national security team and knew what was happening. >> you said he didn't ta*ubg to the secretary of state until the first attack was over. he didn't talk to the secretary of defense, he didn't ta*ubg to chairman of the joint chiefs. >> he was talking to his national security staff, the counsel, people that keep him up to date about it. >> was he in the situation room? he was kept up to date throughout the day. >> do you not know whether he was in the situation room. >> i don't remember what room the president was in on that night. that is a largely irrelevant fact. >> reporter: he also addressed the falls tal false talking points. points crafted by the central intelligence agency with strong input from the sta
of the white house has disclosed that president obama discussed the attack at the u.s. consulate and annex in benghazi libya on 9/11 with then secretary of state hillary clinton on the phone at least once and was set to meet with the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chief of staff on an unrelated issue when it woke. >> he was in constant touch with the national security team and knew what was happening. >> you said he didn't ta*ubg to the secretary of state until the...
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. >>> president barack obama is welcoming david cameron to the white house and the two will hold talks ranging from civil war and counterterrorism. they will also hold a press conference for the group of 8 in northern ireland. >>> they are ending the search in the wreckage in bangladesh after a factory collapsed. it is believed there are no more victims and they have illegally added three more floors and the building had equipment that the building was not designed to hold. >>> police in passive can want your -- pacifica want your help after he beat an injured a man, his weapon, a skateboard. a man is accused of beating another man with a skateboard several times last month off hickey boulevard. investigators say the victim and the suspect had just been involved in a car crash and had been exchanging phone numbers. police also released a sketch of a woman who was a passenger in the susquehanna's car. >>> a passenger, services for nadia will be held. he has been with the city council since 1999 and she died last week. she will not only be missed by her husband and two sons but also the
. >>> president barack obama is welcoming david cameron to the white house and the two will hold talks ranging from civil war and counterterrorism. they will also hold a press conference for the group of 8 in northern ireland. >>> they are ending the search in the wreckage in bangladesh after a factory collapsed. it is believed there are no more victims and they have illegally added three more floors and the building had equipment that the building was not designed to hold....
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pritsger a major supporter of president barack obama has been nominated by the white house to become congress secretary. her senate confirmation hearing is schedule for thursday. poppy. >> paul, thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> well, president obama, his administration on the defensive over a host of things. how is it all playing out with the american people? we're going to take a look. t sas helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all g
pritsger a major supporter of president barack obama has been nominated by the white house to become congress secretary. her senate confirmation hearing is schedule for thursday. poppy. >> paul, thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> well, president obama, his administration on the defensive over a host of things. how is it all playing out with the american people? we're going to take a look. t sas helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still...
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time and again white house officials said that's not so and never a good day when the spokesman has to respect defend the president's respect for the first amendment. >> thanks, jim. >> kathleen carol, good to have you with us. justice department says we didn't do anything improper. they say, look, we can get your records. you made the phone call. phone companies have them. we can get them. do you think something illegal was done? >> i don't know because we don't know anything. they have seized secretly the phone records for two months of ap phones, 20 different phone lines and, you know, i have no way to know if that's illegal or not. >> attorney general holder said that and the deputy attorney general wrote you a letter saying this, we are required to negotiate with the media organizations in advance of issues subpoenas unless doing so would pose a threat to the integrity of the investigation. they say they were looking in to try to find the person that leaked the information to you of a cia operation in yemen. they said they need to find the person that did that and prosecute that p
time and again white house officials said that's not so and never a good day when the spokesman has to respect defend the president's respect for the first amendment. >> thanks, jim. >> kathleen carol, good to have you with us. justice department says we didn't do anything improper. they say, look, we can get your records. you made the phone call. phone companies have them. we can get them. do you think something illegal was done? >> i don't know because we don't know...
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that is happening in the white house today. they planned to have a joint press briefing at about 11:15 a.m. c-span will be bringing that to you live. more details at our website .ww.c-span.org next, we will keep talking about the situation in syria. our guest from the center for strategic and international studies will give us a sense of the military power. first, this news update from c- span radio. >> economic news this hour shows americans increased their spending in april at retail businesses, buying more cars and close. this after cutting purchases in march. the congress -- commerce department says retail sales edged up .1% in april, an improvement from the .5% decline in march. the largest in nine months. turning to the affordable health care act, analysts say some americans could be paying hundreds of dollars a month for prescriptions under president obama's and law. they say states that are trying to keep premiums low are allowing insurers to charge patients a large share of the cost of expensive medicines known as pesc
that is happening in the white house today. they planned to have a joint press briefing at about 11:15 a.m. c-span will be bringing that to you live. more details at our website .ww.c-span.org next, we will keep talking about the situation in syria. our guest from the center for strategic and international studies will give us a sense of the military power. first, this news update from c- span radio. >> economic news this hour shows americans increased their spending in april at retail...
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did anybody in the white house know of the actions of the irs. and in general the actions of the irs. and the president said i specifically, barak obama did not know about the ig report before it was leaked to the press. the question remains who in the white house if anybody knew about the actions of the irs. that is the targeting of the conservative groups when we are told that the white house counsel informed. >> why not just answer the questions. >> he may not know the answer to the question. and they may not have figured that out yet or some reason he doesn't want to talk about it. the bigger question is who in the administration and not just the white house knew about this. we found out from the hearing on friday, that the top officials in the treasury department were told about it in june 2012, that is almost a year ago and what did they do or tell or tell the administration? did it stay in the building or get out somehow? >> the core is, that this could happen to any group and not just conservative and for people watching and wondering the
did anybody in the white house know of the actions of the irs. and in general the actions of the irs. and the president said i specifically, barak obama did not know about the ig report before it was leaked to the press. the question remains who in the white house if anybody knew about the actions of the irs. that is the targeting of the conservative groups when we are told that the white house counsel informed. >> why not just answer the questions. >> he may not know the answer to...
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and breaking news from the white house. president obama is about toik ma a statement on the irs controversy where officials are accused of selecting conservative groups for extra scrutiny. the president met with officials from the treasury department which oversees the irs. late this afternoon. earlier today attorney general eric holder testified about how he's ordered a criminal investigation into the irs controversy. joining me now, democratic strategist bob schumm and chris matthews. what do you want to hear from the president? >> i think reverend al, this is one area where i don't think the president has any guilt personally. any responsibility personally for what happened. he is, however, head of the executive branch. he has to offer for it. the united states government which has a certain image with certain people has a positive image with me but there are people out there on the right and the center right who don't like the government. this is an example they will argue of government malfeasance, corruption, bias, wh
and breaking news from the white house. president obama is about toik ma a statement on the irs controversy where officials are accused of selecting conservative groups for extra scrutiny. the president met with officials from the treasury department which oversees the irs. late this afternoon. earlier today attorney general eric holder testified about how he's ordered a criminal investigation into the irs controversy. joining me now, democratic strategist bob schumm and chris matthews. what do...
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obama plans to appoint a new irs commissioner. and to resign, president obama will answer some questions about two, at noon eastern today and you will see it here. but jury on "varney and company," harry winston painted a record $26 million, and the pear shaped 101 carrots don't, the largest colorless diamonds to appear at auction, if you ask me it comes rather close second. three examples of government regulation hurting the little guy, you heard the mall on "varney and company" this week. kevin money, government trying to regulators leister farm, brownie points, government tried to tax her online sales really hurting her and number 3, the government trying -- in north carolina bidding the sale of tesla cars in that state. the kind of theme that john stossel comes up with on his show and joins us right now. what were you saying during the break? john: i am sick of all the scandal coverage, who should be fired,,who should be jailed, how are we going to fix this, we can't fix it when government is that big. if you have a million go
obama plans to appoint a new irs commissioner. and to resign, president obama will answer some questions about two, at noon eastern today and you will see it here. but jury on "varney and company," harry winston painted a record $26 million, and the pear shaped 101 carrots don't, the largest colorless diamonds to appear at auction, if you ask me it comes rather close second. three examples of government regulation hurting the little guy, you heard the mall on "varney and...
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also breaking, did president obama make a scapegoat at the irs? the agency accused of unfairly targeting conservative groups. now the acting irs commissioner is heading out the door, but was he thrown under the bus? but first tonight, fox news chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel. mike? >> house speaker john boehner sent a message today that he was looking for more than somebody to resign from the irs. boehner says this question, who's going to jail over the scandal? republican leaders clearly this is much bigger than acting commissioner steven miller, and though he's on his way out, the hohouse ways and means committee says the hearing set for friday morning will still go on and miller will be there. darrell isa sent an email to miller today requesting transcribed five interviews with employees. they won't be under oath, but it is a crime to lie to congress. it is clear key lawmakers don't believe the irs cincinnati office was acts on its own against conservative and religious groups seeking tax exempt status. greta? >> greta: mike, th
also breaking, did president obama make a scapegoat at the irs? the agency accused of unfairly targeting conservative groups. now the acting irs commissioner is heading out the door, but was he thrown under the bus? but first tonight, fox news chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel. mike? >> house speaker john boehner sent a message today that he was looking for more than somebody to resign from the irs. boehner says this question, who's going to jail over the scandal? republican...
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don't confuse it with people voting against the market because of obama problems. >> okay. speak of the health care law, the white house scrambling to protect it from the train wreck it's been called and now one democrat is calling it a constitutional right. what about your rights when it comes to paying for it? that's in an hour. up here first, the president out pushing new programs to stimulate the economy. but with signs the economy is rebounding even with the on fox >> brenda: president obama hitting the road with his latest plan to juice up the economy with billions of dollars in new spending. but look what's happening amid mandatory spending cuts. jobs are improving, housing is heating up, and the dow is taking off, charging past 15,000 this week. so gary b, is mor spending the last thing we need right now? >> brenda, like dejavu all over again. they tried it with the stimulus. we still have, including people who have given up not looking for jobs, 14% unemployment! that's number one. two, in europe, austerity, you know what the countries that actually cut spending ov
don't confuse it with people voting against the market because of obama problems. >> okay. speak of the health care law, the white house scrambling to protect it from the train wreck it's been called and now one democrat is calling it a constitutional right. what about your rights when it comes to paying for it? that's in an hour. up here first, the president out pushing new programs to stimulate the economy. but with signs the economy is rebounding even with the on fox >> brenda:...
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as if obama didn't have enough to deal with, look what was happening on the white house lawn this afternoon. >> such a metaphor for the administration, chasing their tails. >> kennedy, go ahead and bash the justice department for trying to keep us safe, you ungrateful libertarian freak. >> all i'm saying is if janet reno were here, elian gonzalez and waco would look like child's play. he is such a horrible attorney general. he is an em bearing meant to the add -- embarassment to the administration and to himself. you know people in the f-b-i who are in charge of investigating the investigations, i totally hate him. he actually tried to paw lit size him right off the -- poe lit size him right off the bat try figure out who to throw under the bus and denying denial. republicans -- already calling for my resignation. it is like, well maybe it is because you are a jackass and you shouldn't be the attorney general of the united states of america. >> tom, i have to ask you that it is weird that everybody in the administration only hears about the administration by what they see on tv. >> i just h
as if obama didn't have enough to deal with, look what was happening on the white house lawn this afternoon. >> such a metaphor for the administration, chasing their tails. >> kennedy, go ahead and bash the justice department for trying to keep us safe, you ungrateful libertarian freak. >> all i'm saying is if janet reno were here, elian gonzalez and waco would look like child's play. he is such a horrible attorney general. he is an em bearing meant to the add -- embarassment...
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he said, no, that gives some cover to the obama officials and the white house, in particular, on the whole question of whether or not this was politically targeting. >> just say, we didn't know, nobody told us. we will take a quick break and go back to capitol hill after this. we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) designed for your most precious cargo. (girl) what? (announcer) the all-new subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. since i've been using crest pro-health, i've noticed a huge improvement. [ male announcer ] go pro for a clean that's up to four times better, try these crest pro-health products together. the toothpaste is really awesome. it cleans a lot. [ male announcer ] crest pro-health protects not just some, but all these areas dentists check most. this is gonna be a very good checkup. i feel it. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health. my dentist was so proud of my t
he said, no, that gives some cover to the obama officials and the white house, in particular, on the whole question of whether or not this was politically targeting. >> just say, we didn't know, nobody told us. we will take a quick break and go back to capitol hill after this. we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what?...
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. >> the white house press secretary says president obama expects swift punishment for those responsible for the misconduct. >>> the legal battle over drake's bay oyster company is scheduled to be back in court this week. on tuesday, hearing is scheduled to appeal a ruling about whether or not the historic oyster company can operate on national park service land during legal proceedings. drake's company was ordered off the state land. after that there have been several counter suits claiming that drake's bay is operating without a permit. however drake's bay claims it filed for the permit years ago and that the commission has delayed issuing it. >>> on this mother's day every mom wants to feel like she's someone special. ktvu's katie yuta reports on some moms that sometimes have problems feeling special but not today. >> reporter: the blowing of the blow drier and the song of a violin made it a special day for mothers from a shelter. the mother's day at hamilton shelter made everyone feel special. and make up from artists from bloomingdale. >> i've never had my make up done. so i really
. >> the white house press secretary says president obama expects swift punishment for those responsible for the misconduct. >>> the legal battle over drake's bay oyster company is scheduled to be back in court this week. on tuesday, hearing is scheduled to appeal a ruling about whether or not the historic oyster company can operate on national park service land during legal proceedings. drake's company was ordered off the state land. after that there have been several counter...
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president obama made the announcement from the white house yesterday calling the i.r.s. conduct inexcusable and saying americans are rightfully angry. miller was asked to resign facing the growing political scandal over the i.r.s. having targeted conservative groups like the tea party in their applications for tax-exempt status and the f.b.i. also is investigating. >> ahead, look out, deer, a passenger hops a ride on a bus and causes a stir and he got on the bus just got to see it. >> thousands of customers with a popular bank could soon be ow to see if yoake 500,000ou mistake when it comes to a pitcher. what they did wrong and what he is doing >> we are tracking some impressive locking radar runs with light rain is falling in the eastern section of contra costa and alameda counties so highway 4 through discovery bay or the altamont pass headed to livermore, expect a few sprinkles. we have some develop from south san francisco down to the san mateo bridge. possible sprinkles here. we will keep an eye on it. we have not seen much in the cameras but around milpitas through
president obama made the announcement from the white house yesterday calling the i.r.s. conduct inexcusable and saying americans are rightfully angry. miller was asked to resign facing the growing political scandal over the i.r.s. having targeted conservative groups like the tea party in their applications for tax-exempt status and the f.b.i. also is investigating. >> ahead, look out, deer, a passenger hops a ride on a bus and causes a stir and he got on the bus just got to see it....
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obama is own administration and it gets complicated. the white house asked chuck schumer to reintroduce the shield back to limit the white house ability to interfere with news organizations or make reporters reveal their sources and today we found out about the attorney general does not know and varied little about what he does during testimony in front of the house judiciary committee. >> one of the compelling process from a media outlet is to give notice do you know, why that was not done ? >> there are exceptions to the rule i do not know with regard to this particular case why that was or was not done. i don't have a factual basis for that queetion. >> over the course of 24 hours obama masters lead changed its tune while trying to turn the direction of the threat that the scandals pose to the presidency. now to the benghazi e-mail's the white house had more than 100 pages of the males for the talking point* on did deadly attack and the document uniquely timed with the president's actions on the irs and for much more reid turn to fox
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this caught the attention of the white house. this afternoon president obama met with officials to discuss sexual assault in the military. >>> look at this surveillance video. it comes from the philadelphia subway system. a woman has her child in a platform and it rolled over. the mother jumps down, rescues the daughter and other passengers ran to help her. the toddler is expected to be okay. >>> researchers at the centers for disease control and prevention released a new study about the cleanliness of swimming pools. 58% contain traces of e.coli. an indication of human feces in the water. it did not address water parks. it is a reminder shower before getting into a pool. >>> nurses say prescription problems are bringing them to tears at one hospital. >> there was a cardiac medthat had the wrong dosing. >> -- med that had the wrong dosing. >> new at 6:00 p.m., cherry season is here. how it is a new tourism industry. >>> bullets aimed at the home of a woman neighbors call granny. the reason her home was targeted. >> and a man unde
this caught the attention of the white house. this afternoon president obama met with officials to discuss sexual assault in the military. >>> look at this surveillance video. it comes from the philadelphia subway system. a woman has her child in a platform and it rolled over. the mother jumps down, rescues the daughter and other passengers ran to help her. the toddler is expected to be okay. >>> researchers at the centers for disease control and prevention released a new...